Pennsylvania city not giving up Harley without a fight
The motorcycle manufacturer is considering a Shelby County site at the same time that it’s pushing for concessions from the
union in York, Pa.
The motorcycle manufacturer is considering a Shelby County site at the same time that it’s pushing for concessions from the
union in York, Pa.
The George Washington Community High School football team played its season opener at a newly renovated field and stadium,
thanks to a joint effort of the National Football League, the Indianapolis Colts and Local Initiatives Support Corp.
Architectural and engineering firm Schmidt Associates Inc. and mechanical contractor Johnson Melloh Inc.
have partnered to form Energy Solutions by JMS, which will promote energy-savings programs to school
districts, libraries and units of local government throughout the state.
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The hoped-for rush of new development around Lucas Oil Stadium has not materialized.
In a recession, cash is a commodity few small businesses can spare. That’s why more businesses are trading goods and services without exchanging cash.
It’s no time to be cautious about investing for a college education. Rather, the drop in the stock market presents an ideal time to be aggressive.
The Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce announced its support for construction of a new Wishard Hospital and promised
to “take a leadership position” to help hospital leaders win voter approval for the project. The business trade group issued
a statement today endorsing the $754 million project, saying the hospital’s plan to finance the project is sound. Marion County
voters will have to approve the plan in a Nov. 3 referendum because Wishard’s parent organization, the Health & Hospital Corp.
of Marion County, will fund the project with bonds that will be backed by taxpayers in case of default.
Fort Wayne’s expanded convention center and a planned downtown hotel are proving attractive to conventions, including at least
four events long held in Indianapolis. The Grand Wayne Center said six new conventions will be held starting this fall, including
events by the Indiana Music Educators Association, the Indiana Library Federation, the Hoosier Hospitality Conference and
Indiana Farm Bureau. All four groups had previously conducted their conventions in Indianapolis. The Fort Wayne/Allen County
Convention and Visitors Bureau estimates the four events will have an economic impact of $5.9 million.
Fort Wayne’s expanded convention center and a planned downtown hotel are proving attractive to conventions, including at least
four events long held in Indianapolis.
More than $130 million in construction projects will get a chance to move forward after being put on hold over a top lawmaker’s
objections to the schools’ tuition increases.
The Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce announced its support for construction of a new Wishard Hospital and promised
to take a leadership position to help hospital leaders win voter approval for the project.
Purses at Hoosier Park in Anderson and Indiana Downs in Shelbyville have swollen since the two tracks added slot machines
in June 2008.
Locally based Broadbent Co., one of the city’s biggest retail developers, has sued two of its banks, charging they’re
wrongly attempting to restrict its access to a $50 million credit line.
The U.S. House of Representatives is nearing a vote to push private lenders out of the federal college loan business—a
move that could cost Indiana hundreds of jobs.
Engineer Refaat "Ray" Kammel’s Anderson engineering firm has received a $2-million grant from the Indiana Department of Economic Development to start manufacturing a patented device that will help old trucks meet new federal emission standards.
A sprawling network of drainage pipes is designed to keep the underground parking garage of the new JW Marriott hotel dry.
Not long ago, developers seemed to vie for every square inch of open ground in the vicinity of the just-completed Lucas Oil
Stadium. These days, the entire neighborhood has been pushed, if not into a financial deep freeze, then at the very least
to the back of the crisper drawer.
The Metropolitan Development Commission this afternoon approved two requests for property tax abatement, including one for
a mammoth development known as World Connect at AmeriPlex.
IBJ Daily readers are keenly interested in environmental issues, if a poll conducted by IBJ in conjunction with Walker Information
is any indication.